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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

How I Manage The Winter Blues & Minnesota Hoarfrost

Are you feeling the familiar blahs of winter? It's dark early, it's too cold do anything outside. It can be a really difficult time for staying upbeat and motivated.

I thought it would be helpful for me to put together a list of things I can do when I get bogged down by a depressing mood. Maybe it will help you too.

1. Always have something FUN planned to look forward to. I like to have a trip somewhere warm planned in my near future. It keeps me going.

2. Spend time with positive uplifting people. Go out for dinner with a special friend.

3. Visit a green house. I love to do this. It seems whenever I go to a greenhouse the sun will peek through the clouds, and the whole place lights up.

I soak in the life giving energy from all the green plants. My favorite places to go are:

Como Zoo

MN Landscape Arboretum

4. Visit a mall and window shop. Spending an afternoon in a well lit mall. It almost makes you forget the cold, wet, darkness outside.

5. Listen to music. Music is a great way to lift a mood. Dance around the house, when no one is watching. My favorite song to dance to is Happy, by Pharrel Williams.

6. Sit by a fire and read an uplifting romance, or sci-fi whatever it is that takes you to another place.

7. Watch lots of movies. I love the way a movie can take your mind off something that is bothering you. At least for a couple of hours.

8. Go for a walk outside. I know that this one is tough. It's the last thing I want to do when it's cold outside. But, get out there. Bundle up, and bring a camera phone with you. Try to take pictures of all that is beautiful about winter.

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I have always been creative and thought of myself as a writer. Art is a new and surprising passion. I fell in love with doodling less than a year ago and since that moment I've been learning and practicing some form of creating ever since. I hope that you will find your own creativity sparked from this blog. I so love and appreciate your comments and questions. You can contact me from my blog, or my email.
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